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Yeeeew! Dividends hit different when everything else is bleeding! July was another quiet one for the market overall but semiconductors absolutely got cooked. Samsung and SK Hynix in Korea took a proper beating and trades like a meme stock! But then the dividend payments rolled in and suddenly the month felt a whole lot […]
July Journal: Dividends Saved the Day! Read More »
EOFY comes but June was one of those quiet months where not much happened but your wallet still felt it! The portfolio dipped a little and EOFY shopping got me good. No regrets though! Markets were pretty flat this month. Gold and crypto have both been soft for a couple of months now and honestly
June Journal: Boring Month But the Buying Never Stops! Read More »
Fahhh… two months in a row of gains like this! March had me questioning everything and now here we are sitting on back-to-back massive rebounds. The market is wild and it will shake you out if you let it. I am so glad I stayed in the game! May was absolutely hectic on the
May Journal: Two Months of Gains and I’m Not Complaining! Read More »
April was the ultimate bounce back month! March definitely had me in my feelings emo… watching the portfolio take that kind of hit was mentally rough. But then April showed up like an absolute boss! The market basically handed back everything I lost last month… and then some. We’re talking $10k+ above the March
April Journal: Staying Invested Paid Off Big Time! Read More »
Woah… March was properly wrecked! For the first time in a while, my portfolio went down despite me adding more money in. Alongside my usual DCA, I also topped up $5k into super, and still ended the month significantly lower. This was one of those months that really tests you mentally. There was constant
March Journal: Watching $30k Disappear Hits Different! Read More »
Wow… I completely forgot to write the February journal. Maybe because I didn’t want to look at it 😅 February was rough! A strong AUD really worked against me (only ~10% Aussie exposure), even though part of the portfolio is hedged. On top of that, overall markets were pretty sloppy… and crypto got absolutely smashed.
February Journal: When FX and Crypto Team Up Against You! Read More »
What a roller coaster of a month! At one point in January, I genuinely thought I was heading to the moon. The portfolio was up roughly $15k at the peak… everything was humming along nicely until the final few days of the month wiped out gains in a matter of sessions. Classic market behaviour in
January Journal: Up $15k… Until I Wasn’t Read More »
Happy new year! A very belated one as I completely forgot to write the December blog thanks to the holiday season and spending way too much time creating content for Red Note. Performance wise, December was… uneventful. The portfolio moved a grand total of –$24.57 compared to November. Basically flat, which honestly is perfectly
December Journal: Ending Year 2025 with +16.80% Read More »
November… oof! A humbling reminder that the market doesn’t just climb in a straight line. Mid month I was staring at a sea of red, over 10k loss at one point, mostly thanks to crypto swings and an options portfolio that contributed to a huge swing. The allocations weren’t huge, but the volatility? Very BIG!
November Journal: When the Market Reminds You It Can Go Down Too! Read More »
If you live in Sydney, you probably understand the emotional damage that comes with opening realestate.com these days. After selling my one bedroom unit, I was very sure about one thing, I’m never touching units again! I started this journey thinking I had a decent budget of around $750k for an interstate purchase. I quickly
Buying My First Interstate Investment Property: My Melbourne Journey + Full Costs Read More »
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